THE EAR BUDS I BOUGHT CHEAP DONT WORK WITH MY NEW WATCH

31 January 2022See update 5 Feb.The Samsung watch is a computer and like all computers, it needs an operating system, OS. It uses a version of Android 2.0 called Google Wear - an Android OS developed specially for wearable devices. FYI, an OS is software that sits on the hardware (the ear buds I bought, or the new Samsung watch, or any other device ... Windows is an OS for running PCs). You control a device using a software...

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GIVE THE EU A VOICE IN THE UKRAINE CONFLICT

30 January 2022Yes, Ukraine is an EU problem. Though the EU is sidelined and ignored. How could this be changed? Give them an army, give them a voice.The Germans will never go to the front on any intl political issues. Truth be told, they are so ashamed of what they did, they daren't look themselves in the mirror, let alone look at us.So you'll get nothing off them.What about the French? They are proud of their imperial past (like the British aren't anymore) and are about to re-elect their very own little modern day Napoleon.But the French, though...

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UKRAINE IS A GRAVE MISTAKE

30 January 2022Of course you can visit and holiday in Kyiv.You think Russia will invade and start killing its brothers and sisters in the Ukraine? Well that would be a big surprise given its 10 yrs experience in Afghanistan. Surely Putin would use cyber and sanctions? If America is hell-bent on destroying Putin, invite him to invade and see what he gets from the growing nationalism of Ukraine. But continually poking Russia in the eye is madness: Putin will and is responding; the West needs him for containing the rise of China, also for the Iran...

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WILL YOU VOTE FOR BORIS?

30 January 2022 The newspapers thrive on tittle tattle, or think they do, but the readers hereare accepting of Boris' faults as he is a strong leader who gets things done and with passion.The criticism of his essentially gregarious nature overlooks his formidable project management skills, which spring from the same source. He is a dynamic and motivational leader who can reach into the hearts and minds of every last citizen, and turn around...

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LET IT BE EUROPE

27 January 2022I'm not a supporter of Macron or the EU. But what Macron could do is double France's defence budget, using German money of course and be the EU army. France has got everything needed for an army, but in quantities so small that after a few days it runs out and goes whining to the States. Then, the EU could kick NATO out of Europe (lost its purpose in 1991), and the States too. It is extraordinary that Ukraine is centred on Russia and...

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WHAT DOES RUSSIA WANT?

         21 January 2022 Russia already has much of what it wants. 1. It has the undivided attention of the States, as in the old days pre 1991, 2. Russia has recovered the Crimea and safeguarded Russia's warm water naval base, 3. Putin continues to destabilise the Ukraine with skirmishes, part I of an invasion a cyber attack (part II would be special troops, III full invasion - this will never...

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THE TROUBLE WITH LIBERALISM

16 January 2022I dont think it's guilt, but it is Liberalism, or a particular form of Liberalism. It is the form that puts Human Rights before Citizenship. That's the trouble. And it comes from the idea that an individual is an individual, wherever he or she may be found. If you give individuals everywhere the same set of human rights, then it's consistent to take down national frontiers. And while you're at it, where possible, you can go into other countries and free other peoples from dictatorship and install democracy. Why not.We now know...

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PARTYGATE

13 January 2022That's the point isn't it : what did they know that we didn't; and if they could feel safe enough to party, why did they impose those rules?What was going on? Sounds like this could be massive for all concerned and democracy itself.As to what this means for Boris' future, for all his faults, known to party members when they chose him, his record of winning is impressive. Twice Mayor of London in a marginalists' city, the EU referendum and a stunning electoral victory, crushi g Jeremy Corbyn and Labour.Boris got it done,...

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SOMETHING ABOUT TRUMP

                 Whether you agree with him or not, Trump has done a pretty amazing job taking on the blob and their International Liberal Order. Who else would want to jump into bed with the world's dictators while shunning democracies, raise protectionist tariffs and bring home the tails of America's supply chains, and exit all the West's Institutions and treaties created since 1945? I'd also add that, big narcissist though he is, he did it...

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INHERITANCE: ENHANCE THE FAMILY LINE

Can we hand over to the next generation a better situation than the one we inherited from the previous, or is our family in decline? Yes, we are born into a community, we owe the community for our success, our security and our happiness; but we also owe to our family line (from ancestors, through us, to our descendants) and this is where our overall and first attachment and loyalty and our prime responsibilities lie. We...

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WHY ALL THE RESTRICTIONS

7 January 2022                  To understand why politicians are attempting to perrenise the controls, you have to understand what makes them tick and why they are succeeding at the moment. They and the MSM have divided society, aided by the underlying context within which they operate, at least in the short term. In the longer term, our freedoms and way...

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HISTORY WARNS THE EU

5 January 2022The EU is committed to federalism, I'm stating the obvious, but what isn't always appreciated is that this flows from what are really, American ideas of international liberalism.After the war, European countries were strongly encouraged to join up, NATO was created, along with a host of international institutions - the UN, World Bank,  IMF, WTO-GATT.Once the USA was free to pursue its ideals of human rights and democracy after the cold war, we got Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, Libya  We also have America breaking its...

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POLITICAL TOUCHSTONES

1 January 2022 We need to periodically check our political leaders' lists of impressive achievements against our fundamental first principles. Of course, plenty of contradictions, but... Do they: Enhance our personal liberty, free us from overly-oppressive human rights obligations? Reduce the wealth gap, make for a...

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